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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
result
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
effort
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
2. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project
portfolio management (Technique)
performing organization
log
rework
3. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date
activity
product life cycle
actual cost of work performed
backward pass
4. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
work breakdown structure component
start to finish (SF)
defect
5. A product - result or service generated by a process
output (Process)
develop human resource plan (Process)
activity
close procurements (Process)
6. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
milestone schedule (Tool)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
risk
7. Narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints and a description of work that provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing a co
schedule model (Tool)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
define activities (Process)
8. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance
predecessor activity
sensitivity analysis
float
regulation
9. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan
develop project team (Process)
lessons learned knowledge base
perform integrated change control (Process)
risk tolerance
10. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
risk register (Output/Input)
milestone schedule (Tool)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
schedule compression
11. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary
scope baseline
resource breakdown structure
authority
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
12. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships and productivity
sequence activities (Process)
quality
co-location (Technique)
to complete performance index (TCPI)
13. Examining or measuring to verify whether an activity - component - product - result of service conforms to specified requirements.
close procurements (Process)
risk mitigation (Technique)
portfolio
inspection (Technique)
14. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
reserve analysis (Technique)
network path
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
expected monetary value (EMV)
15. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project
plan communications (Process)
projectized organization
budget at completion (BAC)
scope
16. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
variance
practice
predecessor activity
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
17. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
float
project scope
scope change
18. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity
finish to start (FS)
start date
activity duration
work breakdown structure component
19. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
Monte Carlo analysis
specification
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
20. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete
define scope (Process)
actual duration
start to finish (SF)
portfolio management (Technique)
21. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.
buffer
administer procurements (Process)
finish date
float
22. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
scheduled start date (SS)
request for proposal (RFP)
schedule baseline
human resource plan
23. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity
start to start (SS)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
master schedule (Tool)
change requests
24. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team
actual cost (AC)
portfolio management (Technique)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
25. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
project
variance analysis (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
26. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
finish date
technique
activity identifier
27. Budgeted cost of work performed
actual cost (AC)
plan communications (Process)
BCWP
request for quotation (RFQ)
28. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat
progressive elaboration (Technique)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
human resource plan
29. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
near critical activity
forecast
code of accounts (Tool)
define scope (Process)
30. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
project management process group
statement of work (SOW)
actual cost of work performed
31. Graphic display of schedule related information.
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
identify risks (Process)
Gantt chart (Tool)
inspection (Technique)
32. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones
special cause
scope creep
master schedule (Tool)
stakeholder
33. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
lessons learned knowledge base
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
variance analysis (Technique)
34. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.
report performance (Process)
estimate (Output/Input)
plan risk response (Process)
project management
35. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project
deliverable (Output/Input)
authority
risk category
schedule model (Tool)
36. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
flowcharting (Technique)
fast tracking (Technique)
project life cycle
constraint (Input)
37. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
resource breakdown structure
template
resource histogram
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
38. Learning gained from the process of performing the project
sequence activities (Process)
voice of the customer
lessons learned(Output/Input)
scope change
39. The process of completing each project procurement
close procurements (Process)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
subproject
project management team
40. Members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities
early finish date (EF)
project management team
historical information
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
41. The smallest unit of time used in scheduling a project. calendar units are generally in hours - days - or weeks - but can also be in quarters years - months - shifts - or even minutes
calendar unit
lag (Technique)
budget
buyer
42. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
role
data date
scope
project management body of knowledge
43. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
activity
flowcharting (Technique)
plan communications (Process)
forecast
44. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram
risk mitigation (Technique)
network logic
result
calendar unit
45. A subsystem of the overall project management system. it is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a p
triggers
configuration management system (Tool)
staffing management plan
imposed date
46. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
monitor and control risks (Process)
reserve
project scope
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
47. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan
monitor and control project work (Process)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
influence diagram (Tool)
activity list (Output/Input)
48. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
free float
special cause
Delphi technique (Technique)
executing processes (Process Group)
49. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
risk category
secondary risk
executing processes (Process Group)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
50. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
technique
standard
scheduled start date (SS)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)